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After completing this module, you should be more aware of:
- core IBS symptoms and how IBS can be classified;
- the basis of diagnosis;
- signs and symptoms that need referral;
- the different elements potentially involved in causing IBS symptoms;
- lifestyle behaviours associated with a lower risk of IBS;
- factors associated with changes in the gut including infection and immunology;
- the concept of the microbiota-gut-brain axis and implications for IBS;
- aspects of the gut biome that may have an impact on IBS;
- advice on general dietary measures for helping manage IBS symptoms;
- exclusion diets such as a low FODMAP diet;
- pharmacological approaches to managing IBS symptoms;
- developments in drug approaches to IBS management outside the UK;
- products which may have a muco-protective effect on the intestinal lining.